The Imperfect Primary: Oddities, Biases, and Strengths of U.S. Presidential Nomination Politics

by Barbara Norrander

Book Overview

The complex and ever-changing rules governing American presidential nomination contests are continuously up for criticism, but there is little to no consensus on exactly what the problems are, or on how to fix them. The evolving system is hardly rational because it was never carefully planned. So how are we to make sense of the myriad complexities in the primary process, how it affects the general election, and calls for change?

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138786381
• ISBN13: 9781138786387
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"